1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 Delaware State Senate election results, district by district
Every Delaware State Senate district in the 1986 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 21 seats
After the electionD 13 · R 8
Races11
Changed party0
Unopposed45%5 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 7 · R 4
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Harris B. McDowell III (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | Myrna Bair (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-7 | Robert T. Still (R) | 1.1 | |
| SD-8 | Margo Ewing Bane (R) | 0.6 | |
| SD-9 | Thomas B. Sharp (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-12 | Robert T. Connor (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | David B. McBride (D) | 31.8 | |
| SD-14 | James T. Vaughn (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 | Nancy Cook (D) | 37.8 | |
| SD-19 | Thurman Adams Jr. (D) | 42.6 | |
| SD-20 | Richard Cordrey (D) | 28.7 |
Delaware State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner